Cape Cod Beach Named Among Best in the U.S.
Year after year, Cape Cod beaches get recognized as some of the best in the country. Here's who raving about one now. Continue reading…
View ArticleWoman Rescued After Falling From Boat in Narragansett Bay
NEWPORT, R.I. — A Rhode Island woman has been rescued after apparently falling off a sailboat and being stranded for hours on an island in Narragansett Bay. The U.S. Coast Guard says the woman said she...
View ArticleFishermen Rescued After Vessel Catches Fire
NEW BEDFORD — Four crew members from the fishing vessel Rose Marie were rescued after their vessel caught fire Thursday afternoon, about 65 miles east of Chatham. Three other fishing vessels took part...
View ArticleFisherman Rescued Off Provincetown
BOSTON (AP) _ The Coast Guard says a fisherman was medically evacuated after he fell overboard about two miles off the coast of Provincetown. The Coast Guard said it responded with the Provincetown...
View ArticleVessel Disabled by Fire Towed from Nantucket to New York
The fire was extinguished using the ship’s installed carbon dioxide fire suppression system. Continue reading…
View ArticleSick Fisherman Airlifted from New Bedford-Based Vessel
A fisherman aboard a New Bedford-based vessel is airlifted after the captain of the boat contacted the Coast Guard. Continue reading…
View ArticleCrew Member Suffers Leg Injuries as Barge Capsizes in New Bedford
A male crew member working aboard a tugboat in New Bedford Harbor suffered serious injuries to his legs as a barge capsized on Monday afternoon. Continue reading…
View ArticleNew Bedford Fishing Boat Captain Sentenced
The former captain of a New Bedford fishing boat owned by Carlos Rafael, was sentenced today in federal court for interfering with a U.S Coast Guard inspection. Continue reading…
View ArticleCoast Guard Suspends Search For Missing Fishermen
Coast Guard crews suspended their search for two missing fishermen near Block Island, Rhode Island Wednesday. Continue reading…
View ArticleFisherman Pleads Guilty to Murder Off Nantucket
This week a Virginia fisherman pleaded guilty to murder and other charges after attacking his crewmates with a hammer and a knife aboard a scalloping vessel off the Nantucket coast in 2018. Continue...
View ArticleExplosion on Azores-Bound Freight Carrier Kills Two
BOSTON - An explosion on board an international bulk freighter headed for the Azores has killed two crew members. The explosion was reported at 7 .a.m. Monday on the carrier Tamar, about 1,300 miles...
View ArticlePortuguese Aircrew Medevacs Crewmembers Injured By At-Sea Explosion
BOSTON - The two surviving crewmembers injured in an explosion on a bulk-carrier 1,300 miles off of Cape Cod have been medevaced to Portugal. The U.S. Coast Guard in Boston says the crewmembers were...
View ArticleCoast Guard: Recreational Boating Deaths On The Rise
BOSTON (AP) _ The U.S. Coast Guard says there was a spike last year in recreational boating deaths in New England. The Coast Guard says its 2016 Recreational Boating Statistics report finds the number...
View ArticleSearch Continues After Man Jumps From Braga Bridge in Fall River [VIDEO]
FALL RIVER - Multiple agencies searched by air and sea Thursday afternoon after a man jumped off of the Braga Bridge. Massachusetts State Police confirm that a male traveling in the westbound lanes of...
View Article1,500 Gallons of Diesel Fuel Spills into Fairhaven Harbor
FAIRHAVEN - Local authorities spent much of Monday morning cleaning a fuel spill in the Fairhaven Harbor. The Fairhaven Fire Department was alerted to a possible fuel spill just after 7 a.m. Monday at...
View ArticleSearch Enters Day Three for Missing Fisherman from New Bedford-Based Boat
Montauk, NY - The search for a fisherman who went missing from a New Bedford-based fishing vessel continues Wednesday. The U.S. Coast Guard says the 55-year-old man went missing from the fishing vessel...
View ArticleUPDATE: Coast Guard Suspends Search for New Bedford-Based Fisherman
NEW BEDFORD - The search for a fisherman who went missing from a New Bedford-based fishing vessel has been suspended. The U.S. Coast Guard says the 55-year-old man went missing from the fishing vessel...
View ArticleSearch Called Off After Missing Kayaker Found On Island Near Cuttyhunk
FAIRHAVEN - A missing kayaker is found alive after his unmanned vessel was spotted Tuesday morning. Fairhaven Deputy Fire Chief Todd Correia tells WBSM News an unmanned 12-foot yellow kayak was seen...
View ArticleOne Person Injured in Boat Collision Near New Bedford Harbor
NEW BEDFORD - One person has been injured following a collision involving two boats outside of New Bedford Harbor. The collision took place just before 10 a.m. Wednesday near the Butler Flats...
View ArticleCoast Guard Rescues Five After New Bedford Boat Takes On Water
MARTHA'S VINEYARD - The U.S. Coast Guard has rescued five people off the coast of Martha's Vineyard after their recreational boat began taking on water Thursday. In a press release, the Coast Guard...
View ArticleDecomposed Body Found in Compartment of Retired Coast Guard Boat
CHATHAM — Authorities have found a decomposed body inside a closed compartment on board a retired Coast Guard boat in Massachusetts. The Cape and Islands district attorney's office says Coast Guard...
View ArticleBody Found on Retired Coast Guard Vessel Identified
CHATHAM, Mass. (AP) _ The decomposed body found inside a closed compartment aboard a retired Coast Guard boat in Massachusetts has been identified as a man reported missing nine months ago. The Cape...
View ArticleFormer Coast Guardsman Convicted of Murder on Cape Cod
A former Coast Guardsman has been convicted of killing a colleague and injuring her wife and a police officer. Continue reading…
View ArticleEntangled Sea Turtle Rescued Off Cuttyhunk Island by Coast Guard [VIDEO]
The Coast Guard rescued an entangled sea turtle Sunday after it got tangled in a lobster pot off Cuttyhunk Island. Continue reading…
View ArticleCoast Guard Rescues Fisherman with Head Injury Near Nantucket
The Coast Guard medevaced a seriously injured fisherman Saturday from a boat 25 miles east of Nantucket, Massachusetts. Continue reading…
View ArticleTwo Missing After New Bedford Fishing Vessel Sinks Near Nantucket
Two people have been rescued and two others are still missing after a boat sank about 10 miles off the coast of Nantucket. Continue reading…
View ArticleCoast Guard Search For Overdue Kayaker
A man is believed to have fallen in Providence River. Continue reading…
View ArticleBreaching Whales Spotted Near New Bedford
Whales were spotted Saturday afternoon in New Bedford Harbor. Continue reading…
View ArticleSearch for Possible Mariner in Distress in Buzzards Bay Resumes
The Coast Guard has added more resources to an ongoing search for a possible mariner in distress after receiving several "mayday" calls Wednesday night. Continue reading…
View ArticlePolice Investigating ‘Suspicious’ Sinkings of ‘Codfather’ Vessels
New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell and City Councillor Brian Gomes both agree that there's something fishy about the sinking of two fishing vessels in New Bedford Harbor earlier this week. Continue reading…
View ArticleCoast Guard Rescues Four from Sinking New Bedford Fishing Vessel
A Coast Guard aircrew rescued four people from a sinking New Bedford-based fishing boat Wednesday, about 18 miles south of Martha's Vineyard. Continue reading…
View Article‘Codfather’ Fishing Vessel That Sank This Month to be Scrapped
As the U.S. Coast Guard continues it's investigation into the dual sinking of two boats owned by Carlos Rafael, one of the vessels is headed to the scrapyard. Continue reading…
View ArticleTwo Boats Require Assistance in Waters off Wareham
Two vessels, including one that capsized, required assistance in the waters off Wareham on Sunday, and at least one person was treated for hypothermia. Continue reading…
View ArticleGot a Kayak? The Coast Guard Wants You to Do This With It
Coast Guard units throughout the Northeast have responded to more than 90 cases of unmanned, adrift and mostly unlabeled paddlecraft so far this year. Continue reading…
View ArticleTwo Injured In Boating Accident on Taunton River
The boat struck the pier at the former Shell Oil Tank Farm at the end of New Street in Fall River. Continue reading…
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